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| Date: | Thursday 5 August 1993 |
| Time: | 19:00 LT |
| Type: |  Luscombe SL8 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2542K |
| MSN: | 5269 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3236 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental C-85-12F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dillingham, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Togiak, AK (TOG) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND LANDED ON THE BEACH AND DURING THE ROLL OUT THE MAIN WHEELS SANK INTO THE SOFT SAND AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR LANDING. A FACTOR WAS THE SOFT TERRAIN.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC93LA135
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 August 1988 | N2542K | Private | 0 | Dillingham, AK | |
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| 2 March 2014 | N2542K | Private | 0 | Bristol Bay Lodge | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Mar-2024 19:29 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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